Gary Walter, QPSA
March 2025 - Anker Clock, Vienna
About the Image(s)
Title: Anker Clock, Vienna
Equipment Used: Canon EOS R6Mk2 EF24-105 f/4L IS USM at 45 mm
Camera Settings: Aperture Priority, ISO 5000, 1/125 sec, f/4.0, +.33 EV, spot metering
Lighting Conditions: Night, street lighting, subject lighting; around 8:00 PM local time
Where and When: Vienna, 26 August 2023. Walking tour at night from Viking river cruise.
Post-Processing: In Lightroom: enabled lens profile, remove chromatic aberration, straightened & cropped, adjusted blacks, whites, shadows, highlights; then masked and adjusted the lighted portions of the clock followed by masking some dark areas to increase exposure. Finally masked the white lights from street and window lights to reduce their brightness.
Some information about the clock:
Jugendstil mechanical clock built in 1914
12 historical figures rotate slowly around the front
Be there at midday when the figures do a complete turn
For more, see The Ankeruhr clock
This round’s discussion is now closed!
5 comments posted
I want to know who the 12 historical figures are? Posted: 03/19/2025 21:03:41
You can read about the clock at the website below. There is also a photograph there showing the 12 famous persons.
https://www.visitingvienna.com/sights/ankeruhr-anchor-clock/ Posted: 03/20/2025 09:22:48
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